Please be sure to read the product label of any insecticide you choose to use to get information on the personal protective safety gear you will need. In most situations, it is recommended that you wear long pants, a long sleeved shirt, closed toe shoes with socks, chemical resistant gloves, and goggles. In areas where ventilation is poor, a manufacturer may recommend you wear a mask or a respirator. We have put together two different safety kits that will make selecting the correct safety gear easier for you.

Where Do Bed Bugs Live

Bed bug Preferred Habitats

Where do bed bugs naturally reside?

The bed bugs species that feeds on humans are never found in nature. They live primarily in fabrics, luggage, furniture, and in cracks of wood. They have evolved to become discrete hitchhikers. They are known to flourish in countries where pest control is unaffordable or nonexistent. Though there are some subspecies within the family Cimicidae that primarily are the parasites of bats or birds, they are also known to bite people. These species are similar in appearance but there are distinct differences from the wild species that feed on wild animal hosts

Bed bugs indoors

Bed bugs can survive extremely lengthy durations in hiding in clothing or on the host until they find a proper area to sustain a population. Part of bed bugs’ particular skill set of going unnoticed has made it easily transported by luggage, clothing, beds, furniture, and other items they can tuck away in. Another way bed bugs enter homes and are transported is in used beds, couches, and other used furniture.

This makes frequently traveled and lodging areas highly problematic areas for bed bugs. The most problematic areas are like hotels, apartments, and dormitories. Due to frequent traffic in these areas, it increases the chance for bed bugs.

Unlike other insects that are provoked and drain to dirty and filthy settings, it is not the case with bed bugs. The cleanest homes, buildings, rooms, furniture, and fabrics can be infested. The fact that the bed bugs solely feed on blood, any location they are introduced can be at risk.